This past June, the Supreme Court released its much-anticipated decision of Grants Pass v. Jackson (2024), which questioned whether city ordinances surrounding and banning encampments were unconstitutional...
Three out of five Australian renters say they expect they will never own their own home — a significant shift that requires rethinking of tax and housing systems so that governments’ support all...
Canada faces a severe housing crisis. The federal government has unveiled two major housing initiatives in recent years, but neither has adequately targeted the “deeply affordable housing” that is required...
This paper argues that community land trusts (CLTs) can be part of a liberal housing policy from both an economic and a legal point of view. In this, I depart from the defense of community land trusts...
Although there is notable scholarship on backpackers and their part in tourism cultures, there has been little reflection on their status as long term essential workers in rural areas and what this means...
Current approaches to engaging First Nations peoples in urban policy and planning are placing an unreasonable and unsustainable burden, especially on Traditional Custodians, new AHURI research finds. A change...
Almost everyone in Australia is feeling the impact of the national housing crisis, which is traumatising individuals, families and communities. In the reconstruction period following World War II, governments...
The primary focus of this submission is not on the need for a national plan. That need is rightly accepted by the Government, as reflected in its pre-election commitment to implementing a National Housing and...
Cities are pivotal hubs for the world’s population, economic activity, and cultural exchange, yet their advantages – such as density and interconnectedness – can be sources of vulnerability to crises...
Direct cash transfers are a flexible tool with the potential to improve housing instability, financial health and food security. Around the world, unconditional cash transfers given directly to individuals,...